Northeast has been converted into heartland by Modi govt: Union minister Jitendra Singh

Union minister Jitendra Singh said northeast India has been converted into heartland by Modi government, which has also made the "northeast development model" an example throughout the country. Addressing an event , he said by 2047, when the country would emerge as "vishwaguru" (world leader) on completing 100 years of independence, it will be an absolute India consisting of east, west, north and south, of which Jammu and Kashmir is also a part. Singh further said soon after taking oath on May 26, 2014, one of the mantras given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "minimum government, maximum governance" and it was unanimously decided that the states and Union territories left out in terms of development, governance etc. The best example of this maxim is the "Mission Northeast" started by the government, of which the "Northeast Development Model" has become an example throughout the country, he added.